Process and
Flowchart
By: Katie Letson
August 18, 2024
, The Major Elements of the Stage-
Gate Process
Five Stages Five Gates
1. Idea Formulation 1. Filter Ideas to Preliminary Investigation
2. Filter Projects to Business Opportunities
2. Concept Formulation 3. Filter Projects to Product/ Process Developmen
3. Product Development 4. Filter Products to Limited Launch
5. Filter Products to International Marketing
4. Testing and Validity
5. Launch Preparation and
Commercialization (Robert G. Cooper, 2002)